Software Engineer (Java/AWS)

Manchester (flexible/hybrid) | Initial 6 month contract | £#removed#pd inside IR35

We're supporting a major transformation programme within a global business, building out a brand-new engineering team to modernise critical financial data systems. This is a key role sitting between data, finance and engineering, helping ensure data flowing into a new SAP environment is accurate, compliant and fit for purpose.

What you'll be doing

• Building and enhancing Java-based backend services supporting financial data flows
• Designing and improving end-to-end data pipelines across multiple product domains
• Ensuring data is correctly structured, validated and compliant before entering core finance systems
• Working closely with product, data and compliance teams (SOX / GDPR considerations)
• Contributing to a modern AWS-native engineering environment

What we're looking for

• Strong Java backend engineering experience
• Experience working with data pipelines, ETL or data processing systems
• Good knowledge of AWS/cloud-native development
• Exposure to regulated environments (finance, banking, payments, SOX, GDPR) is highly beneficial
• Solid understanding of APIs, microservices and system design
• Strong communication skills, able to explain end-to-end data flows clearly

Nice to have:

• Experience with event-driven architectures/streaming
• Some exposure to DevOps/infrastructure
• Node.js exposure

If you're a backend engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of data, finance and modern cloud engineering, this is a great opportunity to get involved in a high-profile transformation.